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McGowan, William G. |
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McGowan, William G. (George) (1927–92) telecommunications executive; born in Ashley, Pa. A Harvard-trained management consultant and venture capitalist, he took over Microwave Communications, Inc. (MCI) (1968), and as chairman and CEO he led the firm's successful challenge of the telephone monopoly, American Telephone & Telegraph (AT&T). He won the largest antitrust settlement in history against AT&T in 1980 and built MCI into a $8-billion company. He retired as CEO in 1991. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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